Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
VenueKL Sports City
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Winning time14:50.92
Medalists
gold medal Grant Hackett   Australia
silver medal Ryk Neethling   South Africa
bronze medal Kieren Perkins   Australia

The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held at KL Sports City.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record Kieren Perkins (AUS)14:41.66Victoria, Canada24 August 1994[1]
Commonwealth record Kieren Perkins (AUS)14:41.66Victoria, Canada24 August 1994[1]
Games record Kieren Perkins (AUS)14:41.66Victoria, Canada24 August 1994[1]

Results

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Heats

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Grant Hackett Australia15:19.63Q
2Graeme Smith Scotland15:20.32Q
3Ian Wilson England15:34.27Q
4Kieren Perkins Australia15:34.75Q
5Daniel Kowalski Australia15:43.39Q
6Ryk Neethling South Africa15:45.94Q
7Tim Peterson Canada15:51.65Q
8Brent Sallee Canada15:54.78Q
9Dieung Manggang Malaysia16:02.45
10Michael McWha Canada16:06.27
11Mark Chay Singapore16:41.60
12Neil Cameron Northern Ireland16:44.39
13Cliff Gittens Barbados17:03.01

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)4Grant Hackett Australia14:50.92
2nd place, silver medalist(s)7Ryk Neethling South Africa15:02.88
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6Kieren Perkins Australia15:03.00
42Daniel Kowalski Australia15:03.40
55Graeme Smith Scotland15:23.42
63Ian Wilson England15:29.83
78Brent Sallee Canada15:42.85
81Tim Peterson Canada15:56.56

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hackett shatters world record". BBC Sport. 2001-07-29. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  2. ↑ "1998 Commonwealth Games". SwimNews.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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